More talk of schizophrenia & mental illness. Mentions a book titled The Schizophrenia, Yours & Mine and Encyclopedia of Associates. Ted uses library loan service & a store where he trades in paperback books.
Mentions photographs taken at cabin? But which one? Translation: Ted rec’d a book as a present from Dave. Ted complains that the paper was ripped off of the book when it
arrived. He advises Dave to wrap his packages in more resistant paper. Ted states further...”this demonstrates--still once again--that my habit of wrapping packages carefully
is not a neurotic obsession with security- --as our cynical father has concluded---but an important precaution if you want the merchandise to arrive intact.” Ted asks Dave if he remembered the book by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca - says he has requested a copy of the book. Ted quotes a passage by Jose Ortega y Gasset, The Rebellion of the Masses., Madrid, 1984, which focuses on philosophy not needing protection, sympathy, or attention of the masses.
Ted talks about the book that Dave sent on Ancient Mexican Sculpture and mentioned the Great Coatlicure says that it is a kind of feast for the eyes. Discusses the statue
of an adolescent boy and how the artiest captured the gawky physique and psychological ebullience of that time of life. Second part of the letter from Ted was a short
story on the North Pole - Santa ("Saint Nick") Claus alias Kris Kringle. The theme was Kris Kringle was indicted on charges of grand larceny & fraud for stealing several million dollars worth of toys in exchange for $220,000 worth of shares in a nationally known toy manufacturing firm. At the end, he mentions the Tooth Fairy being accused of sexually abusing sleeping children.
Spanish translation: A passage taken from the book The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska. The passage relates how Indians and Mexicans know so much about horses in comparison to the character in the story; discusses the herd and horses tracks. Ted asks Dave to send him Hoken’s current address and provide the correct spelling of his name. 2nd letter, Spanish translation: A number of anecdotes taken from an old German grammar book, asking 3rd letter w/Spanish translation. Ted discussed Dave's trip to Durango to visit Juan. Dave working longer to earn money for trip; discusses Mexican sanitary conditions & discussion of a story by Javier de Viana written after the White War & Quiroza's story Cuentos de la Selvia. Trip to Mexico.
About Dave's friend Joel's possible schizophrenia. Dave coming for a visit. Talks about a truck he owned. Mentions the book, Insanity Inside Out, by Kenneth Donaldson, which focuses on the author’s 15 years in a mental institution after he was involuntarily committed by his parents. Translation: Ted discusses Dave’s Spanish; baseball team and Dave apologizing for taking a long time to answer Ted’s letter.
Ted talks about the ecosystem, but upper part of page missing. Oliver Rosquist and Mike Kinsella, a parasitologist at Missoula Community Hospital said research indicates that humans are most to blame. Talking about Giardia being passed to animals and humans. Spanish translation: “I’m dying to know about your adventures in Mexico; mentions Pancho Villa was a native of Durango; indicates he has read an interesting book entitled Zapata and the Mexican Revolution, by John Womack, Jr. Another part of letter mentioned reading Oscar Lewis’ Pedro Martinez - An Anthropologist Account of the Mexican Peasant. Also mentioned book on Zapata, where Ted says that it was interesting and he thinks some of the leftist have made a patron saint out of Zapata, some urban intellectual type revolutionaries did attach themselves to Zapata. Ted also has catalog on Editor's Mexicanas Unidos.
Translation: Ted writes Dave and says since he liked the vampire story he would translate another story, Raggle Taggle, by Walter Starkie. Ted indicates this story is true . . . ”unless the author is a liar.” The story focuses on a shepherd in the Carpathian Mountains and a man who encounters a group of gypsies. He compares some of the characters to drawings of greedy souls in hell by Dore’. It is a violent story involving a knife fight, selling a young girl for money, cannibalism, etc.
Ted thanks Dave for the Spanish story Pepita Jimenez, re: egoism and vanity. Ted said the ending was “lame.” Discusses Valery’s other story, Comendador Mendoza. Ted points out both focus on “dieing for love.” (Ted’s sp.) Says neighbor’s daughter (Glen & Delores Williams)a nd her friends disturbed Ted by shooting a gun all day
Translation: Ted relates a story by Jacqueline Meketa, The Revenge of Girijalva on the Apaches, Old West, which recounts a 10-year-old boy’s experience w/the Apaches. The boy is
kidnaped, learns the Apache ways, but is able to escape. As a guide/interpreter for Gen. Carlton, Fort Bowie, AZ, the boy has his revenge on the Apaches.
Letter goes on about childhood relationship w/Dave. Parents blaming Ted for things. Dispute of whether father apologized to Ted. Talk of Dave's blood pressure.
